Hey guys it been a while since i been on here. I picked up what I think may be a prototype pg reel.i thought i was buying a pg 255, fine i get the reel & notice the star has 2 go a long ways b4 the drag will lock up. Fine i tear it apart & boy there where some surprises, good 1's at that. Heres what I found & was wondering about the prototype status. after pulling it apart i start checking some things, its not a 255 buts the exact same size as a penn 501 ok, just like a narrow 545, same exact style of frame, sideplates, everthing, only thing visably different from a 545 is it doesn't have the bigger bump 4 the gears like the 545's have. Its a lot narrower, it measures 15/8 wide spool. Now heres the interesting stuff on the inside, drag stack is all wrong so off that comes & low & behold is a Penn 4/0 main gear set up 4 a 3.25-1 gear ratio, brass in good shape,4/0 gear sleeve & star,& yoke. I put a 5 stack back in it & after adjust a couple of washers everything works fine. It doesnt look like there is enought room 4 a 4-1 gear set cuz they r larger in diameter. Spool width is 1 5/8 wide. Everything in this reel looks like factory PG parts. I dont know the history behind this 1, but I'll say this there aint a scratch on it any where, might b brand new reel. I'll post up pics tomorrow. Matbe u gys can help figure out the model. 1 thing 4 dead certain its not even close 2 looking like a classic series PG reel if that helps, totally diiferent look 2 it like a narrow 545 reel. thanks ed

What you have is a pro gear 545. Sounds like someone absconded on the original high speed gears and put stock Penn gears in it... The 545 came with 4/1 113h gear set, and 545 is exact same dimensions described here in original post.